[Kirkwood]

Virtually all lasers that will cause anything remotely like blinding are invisible to the human eye.

[Lancey Howard]

Virtually all lasers that will cause anything remotely like blinding are invisible to the human eye.

Gertz said the laser "illuminated the cockpit" and the pilot had to be treated for eye injury.

[DB]

Visible light lasers will easily burn your retina. It all comes down to power level and how long you are exposed.

[AdamSelene235]

Virtually all lasers that will cause anything remotely like blinding are invisible to the human eye.

Not true, how about ruby or argon-ion? Green is a great dazzler as it is centered at the peak of the visual response. Doubled YAG will give 532 nm.

Still, the most likely laser (if this report is accurate) is a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser in the near infrared.

[dread78645]

Virtually all lasers that will cause anything remotely like blinding are invisible to the human eye.

I worked for Kodak-Estek early 1990s setting up (relatively) low power lasers for semiconductor inspection stations. The 10mW HeNe and 75mW Ar lasers we used are certainly in the visible spectrum. And they would take your vision out for a couple of minutes (dazzled) if you managed to get a screwdriver or a wrench into the beam and got flashed.
Even ten years later, I still have "blank spots" where I have to shift my head slightly to get something into view.